APWU Contract Update

APWU Contract Update

APWU News – 05/03/2019 – The APWU is continuing to move forward towards interest arbitration. Preparation of hearing presentations, evidence, and witnesses is occurring every day. The craft directors and their assistant directors are working together with the lead negotiator, President Mark Dimondstein, and the negotiation’s chief spokesperson, Industrial Relations Director Vance Zimmerman, on the […]

Customer 360 to Arrive in Post Offices Soon

Customer 360 to Arrive in Post Offices Soon

USPS News Link – 4/22/19 – Diana Daniels-Holland, a customer care agent in Troy, MI, has been using the Postal Service’s new Customer 360 platform since October. “I love the navigation, and it’s easy on the eyes,” she said. “When the screen pops up, I see everything. I don’t have to keep repeating. It already […]

APWU Enters Mediation

APWU Enters Mediation

04/09/2019 – APWU News – In our continuing efforts to get the contract the members deserve, the APWU invoked mediation on April 3, 2019 – sending a letter to the Acting Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to the Postal Service. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) is a federal agency that […]

APWU and USPS Exchange Final Economic Contract Proposals

APWU and USPS Exchange Final Economic Contract Proposals

Management and Union Exchange Final Economic Proposals 03/08/2019 – On March 7, 2019, the APWU and United States Postal Service negotiators exchanged their final economic proposals as both sides continue their preparation for interest arbitration. The APWU put forward proposals that reward postal workers for our hard work. The Union’s proposals include: Solid annual pay raises, Two […]

Wounded Warrior Leave For Postal Employees

Wounded Warrior Leave For Postal Employees

APWU News – 02/11/2019 – Consistent with the requirements of the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015, the Postal Service allows veteran employees who meet the eligibility requirements to take Wounded Warrior Leave. This is a specific type of leave, which provides veteran employees with no loss in pay, for undergoing medical treatment for a service-related disability rated […]

APWU Health Plan Selects Inovalon ONE® Platform

APWU Health Plan Selects Inovalon ONE® Platform

Partnership Focuses on Leveraging Advanced Analytics and Technologies to Improve Quality and Financial Performance BOWIE, Md. – January 17, 2019 – Inovalon (Nasdaq: INOV), a leading technology company providing advanced, cloud-based platforms empowering data-driven healthcare, today announced a multi-year expansion of a contract with the American Postal Workers Union Health Plan (APWUHP), which represents more than 200,000 United […]

APWU Says: Payment Checks for Sales Retention Team to be Mailed In January

APWU Says: Payment Checks for Sales Retention Team to be Mailed In January

APWU News – As part of the remedy settlement for the Postal Service’s violations regarding the Sales Retention Team (SRT) Pilot Program, the Postal Service is expected to be mailing settlement payments to previously identified eligible individuals by the end of January 2019. In a December 8, 2016 decision, Arbitrator Stephen Goldberg ruled that the Postal […]

APWU President’s Statement Regarding The White House Postal Task Force Report

APWU President’s Statement Regarding The White House Postal Task Force Report

12/04/2018 – If the White House Task Force on the Postal Service’s report was assigned a ZIP Code it would be 00000. This poorly conceived report makes many of its recommendations based on myth and misinformation that instead of improving mail services, would deliver higher prices and less service for the public. The facts are: The public […]